This may have been posted before I joined the lists in the Spring. If so,
please forgive the "overkill". I thought it might be useful. I added
"busker".
Patricia Anderson Siler
Plymouth, MA
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Researching: Anderson, Boitnott, Boivin, Buckley, Campbell, Cronin, Evans,
Hendricks, Siler
Created by Dan Burrows
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Accomptant Accountant
Almoner Giver of charity to the needy
Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer
Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs
Bailie Bailiff
Baxter Baker
Bluestocking Female writer
Boniface Keeper of an inn
Brazier One who works with brass
Brewster Beer manufacturer
Brightsmith Metal Worker
Burgonmaster Mayor
Busker Itinerant (street) musician
Caulker One who filled up cracks
(in ships or windows or seems
to make them watertight by using
tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced
by taking old ropes apart
Chaisemaker Carriage maker
Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes
or sells candles; retailer of groceries
Chiffonnier Wig maker
Clark Clerk
Clerk Clergyman, cleric
Clicker The servant of a salesman who
stood at the door to invite
customers; one who received
the matter in the galley from
the compositors and arranged
it in due form ready for printing;
one who makes eyeletholes in
boots using a machine which clicked.
Cohen Priest
Collier Coal miner
Colporteur Peddler of books
Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels
made of staves & hoops, such as
casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather
worker using leather from
Cordova/Cordoba in Spain
Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables
Crocker Potter
Crowner Coroner
Currier One who dresses the coat of a
horse with a currycomb; one who
tanned leather by incorporating
oil or grease
Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads
and unloads cargo
Dowser One who finds water using a rod
or witching stick
Draper A dealer in dry goods
Drayman One who drives a long strong cart
without fixed sides for carrying
heavy loads
Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital
Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc.
to market; a dealer in cattle
Duffer Peddler
Factor Agent, commission merchant;
one who acts or transacts business
for another; Scottish steward or
bailiff of an estate
Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses
Faulkner Falconer
Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from
hides in preparation for leather making
Fletcher One who made bows and arrows
Fuller One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks
and thickens woolen cloth by moistening,
heating, and pressing (making felt); one
who cleans and finishes cloth
Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer
Glazier Window glassman
Hacker Maker of hoes
Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax
Haymonger Dealer in hay
Hayward Keeper of fences
Higgler Itinerant peddler
Hillier Roof tiler
Hind A farm laborer
Holster A groom who took care of horses,
often at an inn
Hooker Reaper
Hooper One who made hoops for casks
and barrels
Huckster Sells small wares
Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land
Jagger Fish peddler
Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship
and mastered his craft, not bound to
serve a master, but hired by the day
Joyner/Joiner A skilled carpenter
Keeler Bargeman
Kempster Wool comber
Lardner Keeper of the cupboard
Lavender Washer woman
Lederer Leather maker
Leech Physician
Longshoreman Stevedore
Lormer Maker of horse gear
Malender Farmer
Maltster Brewer
Manciple A steward
Mason Bricklayer
Mintmaster One who issued local currency
Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish)
Muleskinner Teamster
Neatherder Herds cows
Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices
Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with
an iron ring. A clog was a wooden
pole with a pattern cut into the end
Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer
Peruker A wig maker
Pettifogger A shyster lawyer
Pigman Crockery dealer
Plumber One who applied sheet lead for
roofing and set lead frames for
plain or stained glass windows.
Porter Door keeper
Puddler Wrought iron worker
Quarrier Quarry worker
Rigger Hoist tackle worker
Ripper Seller of fish
Roper Maker of rope or nets
Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells s
addles or other furnishings for horses
Sawbones Physician
Sawyer One who saws; carpenter
Schumacker Shoemaker
Scribler A minor or worthless author
Scrivener Professional or public copyist or
writer; notary public
Scrutiner Election judge
Shrieve Sheriff
Slater Roofer
Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes
in a slop shop
Snobscat/Snob One who repaired shoes
Sorter Tailor
Spinster A woman who spins or an
unmarried woman
Spurrer Maker of spurs
Squire Country gentleman; farm owner;
justice of peace
Stuff gown Junior barrister
Stuff gownsman Junior barrister
Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is
in charge of cargo and the
commercial concerns of the ship.
Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides
into leather
Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask
Tasker Reaper
Teamster One who drives a team for hauling
Thatcher Roofer
Tide waiter Customs inspector
Tinker An itinerant tin pot and pan seller
and repairman
Tipstaff Policeman
Travers Toll bridge collector
Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods
Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe
into spindles
Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides
an army, navy, or ship with food
Vulcan Blacksmith
Wagoner Teamster not for hire
Wainwright Wagon maker
Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter;
one who waited on the tide to
collect duty on goods brought in
Waterman Boatman who plies for hire
Webster Operator of looms
Wharfinger Owner of a wharf
Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels;
wheeled carriages, etc.
Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes
or polishes the work
Whitewing Street sweeper
Whitster Bleacher of cloth
Wright Workman, especially a construction
worker
Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land